The Young Chances Foundation visionary is providing kids in his neighborhood with resources that could have made a difference for him.

Director of research for the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, Jessica Beard challenges media to reframe the crisis as one of public health.

Eugenia South of Deeply Rooted on the benefits of investing in and beautifying our streets and neighborhoods

Natasha Danielá de Lima McGlynn, director of Anti-Violence Partnership, on the vital role of victims’ services

For Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Mothers In Charge, the political is personal.

“What we really need are boots on the ground,” says anti-violence advocate Jamal Johnson.

In the face of a problem that can feel insurmountable, these undeterred citizens refuse to sit quietly by.

What does it mean to be from here? And what does “here” even mean?

As the suburbs grow, these communities have gone from far-flung to next-door — and are worth checking out.

The self-described science novice led Spark Therapeutics from start-up obscurity to the pinnacle of medicine and a $4.8 billion merger. Now he’s focused on ensuring Philly becomes the gene therapy capital of the country.